BY MUSA IDRIS UMAR, DECEMBER 24, 2025 | 06:32 PM
Chrysalis Care Initiative has launched the Light Up EDU Naija Project to support underserved internally displaced students in Borno State.
The project is being implemented in partnership with the Borno State Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, with FALUC as executive partner.
The initiative targets displaced students in Maiduguri and Jere who face challenges including lack of electricity, learning materials, examination fees, and psychosocial support.
Under the project, beneficiaries receive WAEC sponsorship and registration support, solar-powered study lamps, essential learning materials, and psychosocial assistance.
The official launch took place on Tuesday at Mai Deribe Memorial Government Secondary School in Jere, Borno State.
Speaking at the event, Abdulkadir Ahmed, Executive Director of FALUC, said the project was designed to address the realities faced by displaced and disadvantaged children in Borno State.
Ahmed said many students struggle to study due to darkness, displacement, and poverty, rather than lack of ability.
He noted that the intervention reflects Chrysalis Care Initiative’s belief that disadvantaged students deserve access to opportunities beyond secondary education.
According to him, the pilot phase targets 50 students, including 40 girls and 10 boys, selected based on vulnerability and academic commitment.
Ahmed said the support provided was an investment in the future of the beneficiaries.
A community leader from Shuwari, Bulama Muhammad Saleh, commended the intervention and called on parents to take responsibility for their children’s education.
Saleh urged families to ensure children remain in school, warning that failure to do so would limit their future prospects.
A mother, Zuwairah Muhammad, said the intervention came at a time when many families could not afford school or examination fees.
She said her children were previously sent to street hawking due to lack of resources.
According to her, the project enabled her children to sit for WAEC and receive learning materials.
The principal of Mai Deribe Memorial Government Secondary School, Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed, described the intervention as timely.
He said some parents could not afford WAEC fees without assistance.
Mohammed noted that without the project, some students would not have been able to write the examinations.
An 18-year-old beneficiary, Kamairam Bukar Galtimari, expressed appreciation for the support.
She said without the intervention, her education might not have continued.
Another beneficiary, Fatima Hassan Machina, said the organization provided what many parents could not afford.
She expressed hope that the support would continue beyond secondary school.